In our weekend reading: interviews with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Matthew Gavin Frank, the making of nonfiction comics, and more.
This took a little longer to come together than we would have liked. Still, we hope this rundown of notable November books gives readers some ideas for a post-cold snap reading session. There’s a lot of ground covered here, from deftly reported nonfiction to essential fiction in translation. Read on for a look at what’s piqued our interest this month.
In our morning reading: thoughts on Jan Kerouac’s novel, revisiting the work of J.L. Carr, and more.
In our morning reading: revisiting David Wojnarowicz and Charles Portis, fiction from Terese Svoboda, and more.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Lonnie Holley, an indie press fundraiser, and more.
In our morning reading: reviews of memoirs by Paul Yamazaki and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, an excerpt from Justin Taylor’s new novel, and more.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on “Prophet,” November book recommendations, and more.
It is November. The mercury is dropping and the nights are lengthening; in better news, we’ll always have books. November’s upcoming releases have an appealing esotericism to them, from a longform essay to a collaboration between two writers we’ve long admired to a collections of poems dealing in part with the storied space that is the mosh pit. Read on for a glimpse at what we’re reading this month.